Maple Leafs veteran Ryan Reaves backed defenceman Morgan Rielly's reaction to Ridly Greig's empty-net slapshot when asked about the situation Monday.
Rielly, who skated with the Leafs in practice Monday, will have an in-person hearing with the NHL's department of player safety on Tuesday for his cross-check to the head of the"If you rewind to when I came into the league, he’s probably still laying on the ice," Reaves said Monday. "I thought was appropriate. I don’t see how a kid that young thinks it’s appropriate to do something like that.
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe, who also called Rielly's reaction"appropriate" on Saturday night, pointed to a bigger spotlight on his club as one reason Rielly will be meeting with player safety. As much as Sheldon Keefe was surprised Morgan Rielly got an in-person hearing, he added:"I think there’s a history also of events that happen in Toronto and with the Leafs that get more attention and more hype that tend to lead to something such as this."Rielly, who was ejected for the cross-check in Saturday's 5-3 loss, could be suspended for more than five games after being offered the in-person hearing.
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